I do not think it is wise to post comment or opinion on ongoing court cases.

Then you shouldn't do it.

As for me I'm old enough and ugly enough to make up my own mind as to whether stating my opinion "throw the key away" is wise or not.

My point is that any post published whilst court proceedings are "live" which has the potential to influence a juror by implying guilt or otherwise undermining a fair trial runs a risk of being CONTEMPT OF COURT. I am uncertain whether your comment meets this criteria or not but any post that invites or encourages comments on live legal proceedings within the UK is highly irresponsible.

Thanks for your red and bold concern, but I'll take my chances. So far you've stated that it's "not wise" and "highly irresponsible"

Just so there's no confusion I think they should throw the key away...... and beat him daily.

I have read this thread from its publication and until today have thought those who want to shout-off before the verdict is know should be allowed too.

However thinking about this properly reminds me that British justice believes somebody is innocent until proved guilty.Should this farmer be found guilty then I would agree whole heartedly with the punishments being suggested however until that point are we not adopting the same tactics as those who want to ban us from using the lanes, i.e. somebody says it’s the bikes and 4x4’s that are causing all the damage to the lanes and the mindless NIMBY’s take this up even though in many cases there is no evidence that bikes have been responsible. If our case was put in front of a court of law then it is likely that when the amount of use is taken into account it’s the bikes that cause the least damage, or if based on a single use we would be placed after a 4x4 and a horse but above a cyclist and a walker.

I seem to remember a recent court case where HMRC took a public figure to court for not declaring income paid into an offshore bank account. No matter what we personally think about opening a bank account in the name of a dog this person was found not guilty and therefore is not guilty.

Likewise in this case the farmer will be judged by his peers and if found not guilty he will be not guilty no matter what we may think. Therefore let us vent our wrath after the verdict rather than before and show we are responsible law abiding people.

Right, this section of the forum is called "The Bar" and all of this soul-searching is fine if that's your thing but I'm a normal (ish) bloke and for now at least my opinion is "Throw the key away". I'm not trying to convert anyone, I'm certainly not trying to influence a jury it's just what I think.

If it turns out that these people attacked him and during the course of his defending himself managed to get underneath his car then I'll be wrong. I don't believe it is any way relevant whether they were riding illegally or not.

I'm not purporting to represent the views of anyone but me and I believe in this country I'm still entitled to them. So, once and for all - Throw the key away!!!

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